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An eight speed manual with 1-1/8 axles I brought home this afternoon. The previous owner sold it at junk lawnmower pricing. I know better, thanks to you guys. The model and serial put it at 2005. 1400 hours on the clock. I mowed the grass with it 3 hours after it getting to its new home. Unlike the B-80, what a difference to be able to order wear items from stock! I am now officially in the market for a tiller. Can anyone recommend shipping services from most likely PA, NY, IL to FL?

My shop foreman Dave had "Old Reliable" , his 1056 out mowing lawn this weekend.

The set screws should be alloy steel trying to grind a cup would be a lot of work and wouldn't be as good a real one. Also 8 pt sockets are less likely to round off the head.

Not to mention names.... But someone twisted my arm, just a tiny bit, and I brought home a Lawn Ranger. Now the C-120 has a new "Baby brother" lol. I just wonder what will be coming home next????? Hmmmm

Hello everyone- Just bought my first Wheel Horse so thought I would introduce myself in case I have any questions. I've always been a Bolens guy but could not pass this tractor up. Is a MY2000 314-8 with only 160 original hours. I wanted a hydrostatic but could not find this clean. Paid a little more than I wanted, about $1,250. But think it was worth it for such a clean and well maintained machine. I hear these things are really solid machines. Thanks everyone, looking forward to spending more time here on the forum!

8-22-1969 Zager and Evans end a six-week run at #1 with their smash-hit “In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" Despite the impression one might get from movies and television, the actual soundtrack of late 1960s America was not utterly monopolized by darlings of the counterculture. Hollywood has certainly conditioned us to expect a song by Jimi Hendrix, the Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival or Buffalo Springfield every time we see footage of hippies in the Haight-Ashbury or helicopters in the skies over Vietnam. Yet a glance at the pop charts of 1969 reveals a musical landscape that was far more diverse and. In fact, when half a million kids piled into their cars for the long drive home from Woodstock, the song that was likely playing when they clicked on their AM radios wasn’t “Purple Haze,” “White Rabbit,” “Run Through The Jungle” or “For What It’s Worth.” It was probably “In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"by Zager and Evans—the monumental smash hit that ruled the charts and airwaves for nearly that entire summer before finally ending its run at #1 on August 22, 1969. Of the ponderously titled single hit that first entered the charts back in June of ’69,Time magazine said, “This futuristic ballad sounds as though it were composed by a computer at the Rand Corporation.” In fact, it was composed by Denny Zager and Rick Evans, the biggest stars ever to emerge from the Lincoln, Nebraska, motel-lounge circuit. With “In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)," Zager and Evans introduced a trippy, dystopian vision of an armless, foodless future that foretold of everything from environmental collapse to human cloning. Zager and Evans never returned to the pop charts after their triumphant debut in the summer of ’69. Nor did they ever explain what “Exordium and Terminus” meant. In their very brief career, however, they spent longer atop the pop charts (six weeks) than the aforementioned Hendrix et al. combined (0 weeks). Like so many stars whose hits have not stood the test of time, however, they have been nearly expunged from cultural memory.

Could maybe use a drill...but why not use the right thing with the right socket??

Hi All I made some progress this weekend. I rewired the head lights to assure that they would function correctly I installed a ground wire to the hood bolt. I also cleaned up the engine to ready it for paint.

It seemed happy to have some attention, and I am happy to have it not have major issues. The clock will keep climbing on this one. It has some Sunshine State gardening to do! Used, but not abused by any means.

drilling through the plug and using an "easy out" should do the trick with out messing up the threads.

Yea....I know. With a spoon!

Some nice lookin' lawn... that ol' reliable leaves behind.

Those are special bolts...they are indented on the bottom to better grab the axle without damage. They are actually a set screw...3/8 - 16 x 1". Suggest you get a 12 point socket that fits the 1/4" square head for more torque.

Sorry, didn't mean to start anything there. Learn something new every day!

John Deere dealers do work on them. It's part of an agreement that the box stores made with John Deere. But, the dealer will service those tractors they sold first, then those sold through Lowes and Home Depot. Now let's get back on topic... Sorry for taking this thread so far off-topic.

, even a JD dealer won't work on them . That's what erks me the most about Some JD owners (not pointing fingers ) . They think there's nothing but green and they tote around like that stuff don't break . Let me tell ya , I've worked on my fair share of green and yellow stuff . Most farmers around here do own Deere , and it's not by choice . It's because that's the closest dealer to them , so when there overpriced green thing breaks , they can get a part . These new Walmart size dealers are for the birds . Things were a lot better when every town had a dealer and a choice of what color they wanted to own.

Nice Video. Glade to see you are enjoying your Dads tractor. Have fun.

The 1056 I restored had an awful hood wobble. It came from the hinge pin pivot point in the front. The nylon was long gone and the hole on the hood was wallered out. When I checked the part for the nylon replacement they were 11 bucks a piece, and still nylon. I thought that could be improved upon. Went to Lowe's and got the brass bushing pictured. Had to drill the frame and hood for 1/2" and waller that a tad. Insert pin and secure with pins and presto, hood is solid as it can be. For about 7 bucks and 20 minutes work, if that.

in video i forgot to mention fuel pump replacement. bypassed original by using a fuel pump block off plate drilled and pipe tapped for a fitting then used a plastic briggs pulse type

Small update: Five tractors and some other stuff left here today. Feels nice to see some things go to new homes. Hopefully the guys feel like they did ok. That makes 8 that have left this summer. It's nice to make room, but even better to meet the folks who are into these things. Thanks to Barry and Heather, and Lane and Theresa for making separate 3+ hour drives to southern Illinois...one couple from southern mo, the other from the sweet corn capital of the prairie state. It was really nice talking about tractors and kicking rocks around in the driveway! one of the neat things is that while we share an interest in old red junk, we all seem to have different specific affinities. Still lots of stuff left. I'll try to keep making time and digging things out. You meet the nicest people on a wheel horse. Steve

Hello all! This is my dad's collection! Everything is for sale, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me! I will try to get back to you in a timely fashion. The quicker the tractors get bought the quicker they're out of the elements.

Have brought the C-175 home, and in spite of the sorry state of the machine, I am both hopeful, and tickled. Without further ado, here are photos of the tractor freshly unloaded from the trailer. Thing was sitting in a mud hole beneath a bunch of trees, and certainly looks it. Mud, bugs, leaves, and twigs pretty well cover everything, along with some moss starting from the damp. First order is to wash it down to make it bearable to look at. Since the weather is supposed to be sunny and dry for the next few days, will leave it outside the garage to thoroughly dry out. Will then start making runs to the hardware store and NAPA to begin the process of bringing this beast back to life.

going to make an offer on this C-120 tomorrow. was wondering what the low ball price would be on it as is without it running.(it don't have a battery)

Tonight I had a little time to tinker, so I wet sanded some parts with 800 grit and applied a second coat to the muffler shield, the belt guard, and the seat pan. Still not the shine I'm looking for, so these will be wet sanded again at least twice, and re-coated each time with finish: I also didn't like the finish results on the first front rim, so I wet sanded it with 1500 grit, re-taped the tire and valve stem off, and gave it another coat of white. Not quite there yet, but coming along much better! Before: After: I also painted the head, the carb, and carb elbow, however I don't like the aluminum paint finish. I have some left over John Deere Sabre silver that I'll be using to repaint the aluminum parts, as I really don't like the chromish/polished look of the aluminum. I want the aluminum parts to be more of a satin finish: I also installed the knob and boot to the shift lever tonight. I elected to go with the larger knob so that my son can have more to hold onto while shifting gears. I realize this tractor is supposed to have the smaller knob, but I don't feel it will ruin the appearance of the tractor any. With just the boot and knob assembled on the shift lever, my son felt like there was a little more progress being made and knows that we are closer to getting the tractor assembled:

I can not pay more than $100 for a tractor unless I witness it start & run!

If that seat is not ripped it's worth a couple hundred bucks alone!

Get a HIGH QUALITY set. The cheapies will break off and that will compound the problem.

A new to me wife or 520???

You can also find set screws in 3/8 16 with an allen head on them. Then you can use a 5/16 allen socket on your torque wrench.

I'm gonna try,but I don't know. That was a nice year,1996. Anniversary year. Oh well,the search continues I guess. Hope I find another 2stage 44" snowblower too. That'll be the tough part!

Ahh, the benefits of an enclosed trailer! I'll be loading up Thursday while you guys are and around the course. Haven't decided yet whether to come over Thurs night or first thing Fri morning like usual. Seems to be getting more of a party on Thurs night now than there used to be!

I agree with the quality statement. I wouldn't buy one, myself. Unfortunately they were built to compete with the Sears, MTDs, AYPs, etc. and were design for a limited lifetime cycle. It's the "disposable" mentality among the consumers who drive this sort of thing nowadays.

Deck looks to be the correct 42" . in the the sale pics it looked like a 48" . Tractor is a 1964-65 with a 9hp briggs engine . all simplicity manuals are free to download. type in 990314 model number here - https://www.simplicitymfg.com/na/en_us/support/manuals.html Simplicity Large Frame Repair Manual - http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/default.aspx?filename=ifDDFO9jwJ9iGclRzOfEP5NRQpe

Nice @r356c It will serve you well. I'm surprised to see another one down here. Mine was it's identical twin (also 2005) until I made a few changes. We're only about 30 miles apart.

Thanks to all who sent in comments. It turns out i'm embarrassed to say the wheel just slid in on the axle exposing the key on the end. All i did was put the key back in and slide the wheel back over on the key and tighten the set screw. I hate to admit i didn't see it when i first looked at it but my mind went to much larger issues like the transmission. Thanks again everyone.

Since my Lowes has only empty drawers where these bushings are located I had some oversize spacers welded on to the hinge and installed a long pin with a retainer clip. Makes the hood on and off much easier.

That hitch works for the snow plow frame and for mounting the tiller. Don't lose it ,pricey to replace,about 50.00. Glad to help.

That is your lift cable tube. No need to plug it as it should be open. A cable runs through it for lifting a tiller,hitch,etc. My 312h came with the tube from the factory also. The cable attaches to the lifting bell crank in the front,passes through the tube and attaches to a "rock shaft" under the seat. Bonus points if the rockshaft is there. I added mine when I got a tiller.

Or even a goat !

Hey fellas... I've been out of the wheel horse game for quite sometime now, however I moved back to NJ.... for now it is just temporary! So I was on a certain, and stumbled across a page that looked like it had some wheel horses in the back ground... Made contact with the guy, and I took a 30 minute ride... Upon speaking to the owner, he used to work for a wheel horse dealer, and has been collecting wheel horses and parts for about 30 years! Well anyways here are some pictures... He only has one round hood, just about everything else is B, C, 300, 400, 500 series tractors and 1 D-160 two cylinder that needs quite a bit of work but is complete with a rear pto, 3pt hitch, and a rototiller. It has a snow plow but I am buying it for a project so hands off! He also has no wheel weights. BEST OF ALL! Everything is for sale! Also has some other brands of tractors as can be seen, but mainly wheel horses.

Check with this guy he makes reproduction www.wheelhorseman1000.com/product-p/cable.htm

Whenever I start a project, and after I have done an initial evaluation, I clean the beast. So, Phase I of C-175 resurrection has now been accomplished. Spent an hour or so scrubbing the tractor down and hosing it off. My philosophy has always been to get whatever machine I am working on, in as clean and presentable condition as possible. It is not near as nasty to work on, and it gives a sense of accomplishment out of the gate. Here is how the tractor looks now, sans mud, leaves, and a whole lot of greasy goo. Note in the photo of the dash, I have already begun the restoration: tractor now sports one of Glenn Pettit's key fobs. Was having so much fun, the 312 decided to join!

I agree, go for the deck. $325 is a good price for a nice deck. Sounds like you got a really nice 520H with a blower. Well Done. If the rear axle seals are leaking, they are not hard to replace.

If you don't get the deck, you will have regrets. $1100 is a great investment for years of service and fun.

Showed up at the owners house. The type of people that seem to take extra care of EVERYTHING. It was in nice,but well used shape. Paint a little rough,seat has tears in it. The arm rests are missing. They said they had no idea they should've even been there. Dealer must have douped them on em. It fired up easily and seemed to purr like a kitten. The blower has been completely gone through/rebuilt,new bearings,drive chain,fresh paint. Very nice,ready for snow. I did notice the rear end wet with fluid,axle seals leaking. No notice of any oil leaks from the engine. I guess the woman was mowing one day,caught the edge of the 48" dech on a big root and really twisted it out of shape(bummer)so it was disposed of,as well as the black plastic belt guard and mule drive. Wheel weights,tire chains/tires all in nice shape. They had 3 out of 4 hubcaps,missing one front one. Manuals for tractor/snowblower,but not deck. Phone rang while I was there,another interested buyer. I shouted "it's already sold!".I hope I didn't overpay. I also hope his thing lasts me a while. Battled with the wife like crazy to get it. Oh,and they're delivering it 25 miles to my house

I mowed again today the deck didn't drop off.

You're looking for a CBR-32. They're out there but you have to continually search all the time as they are desirable and go quick once they're up for sale. If you just poke around every once in a while, you will need quite a bit more luck to find one. If looking to buy one "cheap", even more luck is required. Best way to acquire any WH part. RESEARCH the part until you know EXACTLY what you are looking for. Doing this will let you know if it's the correct part or if it's missing any pieces and how to accurately estimate the price depending on condition. Post a wanted ad here in the classified section? Constant searching on ebay and craigslist for the more rare pieces. Be willing to pay the price of what they are selling for at the time you find one. Go to the big WH show in June where you can just about find anything.

Here's some pics guys. Should've posted with initial question. Just added some

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